| A | B |
|---|
| subsistence farming | farming enough for family and community |
| climate & geography in New England | cold, short growing season, long winters, rocky soil |
| 3 economic activities practiced in New England | shipbuilding, fishing trade |
| purpose of navigation acts | englands efforts to control colonial trade |
| economic, religious and political changes in puritan life | drive for economic success, religious freedom, increased competition from other religious groups, cnahge in voting |
| difference between cash crops and subsistence farming | cash crops grown specifically to be sold for trade; subsistence enough for what is needed |
| factors that promoted growth of large middle colonies | large export/trade market, excellent harbors for port cities, longer growing season |
| advantages for using conestoga wagons | carried large amts of produce, wheels good for dirt roads |
| ways quakers practiced tolerance and equality | prtoested slavery, practiced religious tolerence |
| how did white colonies treat their slaves | often savage, brutal, physical and mental cruelty |
| what makes cash crop valuable | high in demand, low in supply or rareto another region |
| plantation | large self sufficient farmland run by aristocrats |
| why did slavery develop so aggresslivly in the south | indentured servents were leaving to create their own wealth, native americans exposed to european diseases |
| overseer | lower class white male hired by aristocrats to manage slaves |
| aristocrat | wealthy land owner |
| stono rebellion | slave revolt, killed plantation families |
| ways slaves rebelled | maintained their own culture, slow work production, fake illness |
| location of backcountry | west of applachain mountains |
| reasons it was easy for famillies to survive in backcountry | much land available for ownership, plenty of timber, bountiful streams for fresh water |
